At least 115 were killed and over 370 injured and many more are missing as flash floods caused by torrential rain hit leh town of Friday 6th August,2010. Several buildings were washed away. Srinagaqr-Leh road is unusable and the Leh airport has suspended all operations.
The National Diaster Response Force (NDRF) would be flown in from chandigarh to assist the district administration in rescue operations. The local radio station has been damaged.
Mr Abdullah convened a meeting of the group of Ministers which directed to district administration to intensify relief and rescue operations and ghift the affected people to safer locations on a war footing. The meeting approved sanction Rs2 crore for giving Rs 1 lakh as ex gratia to he next of kin of each of those killed and relief to the injured. Another Rs 1 lakh each would be paid to the next of kin of gthe deceased from the chief ministers relief Fund.
Prof.John Kurakar
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